Athens, Vermont
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Athens is a town in Windham County
Windham County, Vermont
Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 44,513. Its shire town is Newfane.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 340 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.9 km2), of which 13.0 square miles (33.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 340 people, 142 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 26.1 people per square mile (10.1/km2). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.35% White, 0.29% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.

There were 142 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,172, and the median income for a family was $33,571. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,781 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $17,745. About 8.5% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Television

Athens was the stage for an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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 to build a new house for the Vitale family. The construction was filmed in September 2007, the episode aired December 9, 2007, on ABC
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.


The Vitale family have two sons. Their youngest son, Louie Angelo Jr., was diagnosed with multiple birth defects. The team transforms their home to make it handicap-accessible.
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